Cantolao

Cantolao: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this beach: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Cantolao

Season: October to March; rough seas and lifeguard warnings June to September.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Cantolao — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: -12.06960, -77.16390. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Cantolao

• Real Felipe Fortress · fort · Callao · ~2 km · Must-see
• El Fronton Island · river spot · Callao · ~7 km · Must-see
• San Lorenzo Island · river spot · Callao · ~8 km · Must-see
• Palomino Islands · river spot · ~12 km · Must-see
• Larco Herrera Museum · museum · Lima · ~13 km · Must-see
• Huaca Palomino · fort · Lima · ~13 km · Must-see
• Islamic Association of Peru · church · Lima · ~13 km · Must-see
• Monumento Inmaculado Corazón de María · fort · Lima · ~13 km · Must-see
• Iglesia del Sagrado Corazón de María · church · Lima · ~13 km · Must-see
• Complejo Arqueológico Mateo Salado · fort · Lima · ~14 km · Must-see
• National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History of Peru · museum · Lima · ~14 km · Must-see
• Huaca Santa Rosa · fort · Lima · ~15 km · Must-see
• Sinagoga Sharon · museum · Lima · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lima Peru Los Olivos Temple · church · Lima · ~16 km · Must-see
• Basilica María Auxiliadora · church · Lima · ~16 km · Must-see
• Parque de los Próceres de la Independencia · park · Lima · ~17 km · Must-see
• Campo de Marte · park · Lima · ~17 km · Must-see
• Coronel Francisco Bolognesi · fort · Lima · ~17 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Cantolao

Other beaches & coast near Cantolao

• La Pampilla · beach · Lima · ~18 km · Must-see
• Playa La Herradura · beach · Lima · ~23 km · Must-see
• Playa Punta Rocas · beach · Lima · ~62 km · Must-see
• Asia Island · beach · ~125 km · Must-see
• Gran Almirante Grau · beach · Callao · ~11 km
• Playa de Puerto Bonito · beach · Lima · ~97 km
• Balneario de la Punta · beach · Callao · ~0 km
• Arrieta Beach · beach · Callao · ~0 km
• Malecón · beach · ~1 km
• Arenilla · beach · ~1 km

All beaches & coast in Peru

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